Simon Drake
Chief Executive Officer at Lunar Resources Registry UG
Simon Drake
Chief Executive Officer at Lunar Resources Registry UG
Frankfurt, Hesse
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2020 - Current
Lunar Resources Registry (LRR) Is registry of resources on the Moon, to facilitate commercial and geopolitical initiatives and activities, and eventually build a CisLunar / Earth-Moon supply chain focussed on resources exploration and extraction over the next 10 years. LRR has also published online (free to view) and printed maps of the Moon showing all human activity; including recent Missions, locations, status, and purpose. From 2020 until 2023, LRR participated in a European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Managing Director, Co-Founder and Partner
2014
Space Ventures Investors Ltd (SVI) is a shareholder driven company that invests in joint ventures and innovative space companies. SVI is building a chain of space commerce companies and ventures that are vital to existing and new space infrastructure between the Earth, the Moon, and Near Earth Objects. SVI looks for profitable, practical and inventive space companies, with an aim to integrate with them by buying-in, forming joint ventures, or seeding. The goal of SVI is to be an all-encompassing space investment, and to be a space business that outlasts cyclical market booms and busts.
Member of Copernicus Incubation Expert Panel
2019 - 2020
Member of the Selection Board for Copernicus Incubation Expert Panel, including screening ~120 start-ups for funding. The focus was European Earth Observation and Navigation start-ups.
Chief Executive Officer
2019 - 2020
As CEO and President of the Space Commodities Exchange, Mr. Drake is focused on project planning, developing business models (including the potential of space commodities in the near and long-term based on extracting space resources), and focussing on capital-raising and management.
Space Start-up Mentor: Business Development
2017 - 2018
As part of the European Copernicus Masters Accelerator program, mentor in Business Development for the space start-up Deep Blue Globe, who are developing algorithms, artificial intelligence, and deep learning software, to be applied to downstream satellite / earth observation data to enhance marine navigation; from route optimisation to autonomous voyages.
Marketing Manager
2011 - 2013
Absoe Business Equipment: absoe.com.au Spacerack (industrial storage): spacerack.com.au Inco Property Group (commercial property): incopropertygroup.com.au Rolls Royce Limousine: rollsroycelimo.com.au Roles include: - eCommerce Project Management - Marketing (incl. Online) Strategy, - B2C and B2B Online Business Development, Lead Generation, - Search Advertising (Google Adwords, Yahoo/Bing), SEO, Social Media
Commerical Manager - Volunteer
2010 - 2012
Creating and managing commercial opportunities for the White Label Space Team as they compete for the Google Lunar X Prize. www.whitelabelspace.com
International Business Development
2009 - 2010
• Identifying and implementing international sales strategies for Tellja. • Direct sales; customer acquisition through cold calling, email and print campaigns. • Attracting investors and venture capital by documenting Tellja’s business model, technology, and market potential to differing investors. • Project management and international promotion of Tellja’s German and English websites; co-coordinating in-house programmers and external agencies, translating and writing copy, marketing via social networking, search engine marketing, and search engine optimisation. • Public relations; from general strategies to press releases. • Attending marketing fairs and congresses in a sales role and as a brand ambassador. • Conceptualizing and creating B2B and B2C websites and portals. • Managing and training of junior staff
Search Manager
2008 - 2009
Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation.
Content for Pitches
2007 - 2008
Editing PowerPoint content Share price charts Updating Excel Models
Education
Diploma
1993 - 1994
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